Water-motor.



N0- 84l,649. PATENTED JAN. 15, 1907.

R. W. HOWE & E J. ORNOLD; WATER MOTOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 7,1906.

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PATENTED JAN- 15, 1907.

B W HOWE & E J ORNOLD WATER MOTOR. APPLICATION FILED MAY? 1906 RALPH HOWE AND EDWIN J. ORNOLD, OF HEELING, WEST GINTA.

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Patented 3' an. 15, 1907.

Application filed May '7, 1906. Serial No. 315,678.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, RALPH W. Hown and EDWIN J. OBNOLD, citizens of the United.

inder, said cylinder traveling upon its watersupply and exhaust pi es, allowing the flexible hose through who it receives its watersup ly and the hose through which the water is 'scharged or exhausted to remain stationary, and thus'avoiding the-wear of said hose,which is consequent when a reciprocat ing piston operates in a stationary cylinder.

A further object of the invention is to rovide a water-motor the construction of w 'ch is such that it maybe centrally mounted upon awashing-machine, thus subjecting the machine to less strain and being more rigid than when mounted near the edge of the machine, as with the ordinary reciprocating piston type of motor; and a still further object of t e invention is to provide a buffer whereby the valves carried by the piston are after being unseated. by the contact of their stems therewith actuated to jump from balanced positions to the opposite valve-seats.

With these and other objects in view the invention finally consists in the particular construction, arrangement, and combination of parts which will hereinafter be fully described, reference being herein had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the invention, showing it applied to a washing-machine. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the invention. Fi 3 is a longitudinal sectional'view of the cy der and piston, and Fig. 4 is a rear elevation of a buffer.

Referringto said drawings, in which like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the several views, 1 indicates a longitudinally-movable or reciprocating cylinder,havingitsfront andrearinclosin eads 2 and 3, respectively, mounted and s idable upon oppositely-disposed stationary pipes 4 and 5, which have their inner ends screwed into the opposite faces of a piston 6. The pipes .4 and 5 are respectively water-supply and water-exhaust pipes, the former being adapted for connection at its outer end to a pipe, hose, or other suitable source of watersupply, a hose 7 being shown in the drawin s, whi e the water-exhaust pipe is adapted or connection to a waste-pipe or to a hose 8, leading to a suitable point for discharging the exhaust-water, as to a sink.

The outer ends of the pipes 4 and 5 are suitably mounted in integral upright lugs 9, carried by a horizontal flat base 10, which is adapted for being centrally mounted upon the top of a washin -machine, as shown.

The cylinder-hes. 2 and 3 are secured in placeand are held by tie-rods 11. A toothed rack 12 has its opposite ends mounted in said cylinder-heads and lies parallel to said cylinder at one side thereof, the teeth 13 thereof being in engagement with and adapted for communicating a rotary motion to a pinion 14, which is rigidly mounted u on the end of the dasher-shaft 15 of the was -machine, said shaft being journaled in a vertical sleeve 16, which is formed integral with the base 10. An upri ht stationary 0st 17, also integral with san i base 10, stan s in brao' engagement with the rear or inner face of t e toothed rack 12, said post serv' to prevent the rack from being sprung bird-i out of engagement with the pinion.

The piston 6 has therein two non-communicating chambers 18 and 19, separated b a partition-wall 20, the former being an etchamber and the latter an exhaust-chamber. The watersupply pipe 4- communicates directly with the chamber 18, while-the .exhaust-pipe 5 communicates with the chamber 19. Ports or apertures 21 and 22 enter the inlet-chamber 18 from opposite sides of the piston, as shown, and mounted within said chamber is. acheck-valve 23, having oppositely-disposed 'stems 24, which project outward through said ports 2 1 and 22 and beond the faces of the piston. Said valve 23 is adapted for seating a ainst the inner end of one or the other of sai ports 21 and 22, according to the direction taken by the cylinport, as will presently and 5 within the cylinder is a yieldable buffer 30, consisting of a circular sheet metal disk 31 and a cone-spring 32, the former having a rearwardly-directed annular flange 33,-wh1ch at a point 34 in its periphery is struck over the base member 32 of the sprin -32 to rigidly secure said. sprin to the disk.

- Assuming that all t e parts of the motor occu y the ositions indicated in Fig. 3, wa-

ter a mitte under ressure throu h the pipe 4 enters the inlet-c amber 18 and the valve 23 being seated, closing the port 22, passes throu h the then open port 21 to the front end of the cylinder 1. Actuated by the pressure of water admitted into said front end,

the cylinder travels forward, moving upon the pipes 4 and 5, and in so moving carries forward therewith the rear buffer 30, which is freely slidable upon the pipe 5, and as the cylinder moves forward thewater in the rear end thereof exhausts through the then open port 26 to the exhaust-chamber 19 andv thence outward through the exhaust-pipe 5. The buffer 30 is carried forward a ainst the valve-stems 24 and 29, the face of t e disk 31 contacting with said stems and the spring 32 being compressed between said disk and the cylinder-head 3. The valves 23 and 27 are simultaneously unseated by the forcible conpinion 14 for tact, opening the ports 22 and 25. Said ports being 0 ened and the pressure on 0pposite sides 0 the valves being equal said valves are balanced. However, the spring 32 having been com ressed before the valves were unseated kic the balanced valves across to their opposite seats, closing orts 21 and 26. The water is thus admitte rear end of the cylinder, causing a reversal of its movement and the water in the front end of the cylinder is permitted to exhaust through the port 25, exhaust-chamber 19, and exhaust-pipe 5.

' As is obvious, the above-described o eration is reversed at the end of each stro e of the reciprocating cylinder. 1

The rack 12, which is rigidl carried by the cylinder, is carried back and orth therewith, imparting a rotary motion to the dashershaft 15 through the pinion 14. A suitable shield 35 is preferably employed about the preventing accidental contact therewith.

to the saneaa of thevalves, whereby said valves are actuated to seat after being unseated, said buifer comprising a disk with a spring attached to the rear face thereof.

2. In a water-motor, the combination'of a cylinder, a stationary piston therein, hollow piston-rods communicating with said piston valves for controlling the passage of fluid through the piston, the operating fluid passing through one of said valves and the exhaust fluid through the other valve, and a yieldable bufl'er within each end of said cylinder, each buffer comprising a floating disk carrying a spring, substantially as described.

3. In a water-motor, a cylinder, a stationary piston therein, stationary pipes connected with the opposite sides of said piston through which the fluid passes for reciprocatmg said cylinder with relation to the piston fluid-inlet and fluid-exhaust valves carrie by said piston for controlling and directing the flow of the fluid, and a yieldable buffer" floating on each of said pipes within the cyl-. inder whereby the valves are actuated to jump from balanced positions to their opposite seats when unseated from contact therewith, said buffers each comprising a fla ed sheet-metal disk and a conespring secur d to said disk.

4. In a water-motor, a cylinder, a stationary piston therein, stationary pipes connected to the op osite sides of said piston through which the uid passes for reciprocating said cylinder with relation to the piston, fluidinlet and fluid-exhaust valves carried by said piston for controlling and direct' the flow of the fluid, and a yieldable buffer oating on each of said pipes within the cylinder whereby the valves are actuated to jump from balanced positions to their opposite seats when unseated from contact therewith, said buffers each consisting; of a circular sheet-metal disk adapted for contacting with the ends of the valve-stems, and a cone-spring encircling the pi e and fixedly attached to the rear side of sai disk, substantially as described.

5. In a water-motor, the combination with a piston having fluid-controlling valves therein with outwardly-projecting stems, of yieldable buffers for contacting with said valvestems and for imparting to said stems a final movement' whereby said valves are thrown upon their opposite seats after having been unseated by contact therewith, said buffers each consisting of a sheet-metal disk carrying on its rear face a collapsible spring, substantially as described.

341,9 6. In a water-motor, the combination with I face of said disk by clenching a portion of the apiston having fluid-controlling valves thereflange of the disk over the base member of in with outwardly-projecting stems, of yieldthe spring, substantially as described.

able buffers for contacting with said valve- In testimony whereof we afiix our signa- 15 stems and forhimplartingdto said stems fir final tures in presence of two witnesses.

movement w ere y sai va ves are t own upon their opposite seats after having been unseated by forcible contact therewith, said buffers each consisting of a sheet-metal disk having a rearwardly-directed annular flange,

and a cone-spring rigidly attached to the rear Witnesses:

H. E. DUNLAP, RoBT. F. DILWORTH. 

